AI brings LEGO to the blind
When a blind 13-year-old Matthew Shifrin built a LEGO model by himself for the first time, he realised he needed to help other blind children do the same. Emily Wither reports.
3D-printed limbs for Nigeria’s conflict-stricken amputees
A technology start-up in northeastern Nigeria is printing 3D prosthetic limbs for amputees who have been brutally scarred by criminal gangs and militant groups in the region. Lauren Anthony reports.
DOJ charges ex-Google engineer with tech theft
The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday filed criminal charges accusing Anthony Levandowski, a pioneer in self-driving car technology, of stealing trade secrets from his former employer Google befor ...
VR gives dementia patients “magical” trip to their past
A British study has found virtual reality headsets stimulate memories in dementia sufferers, raising hopes it can be personalised to help them retain connections with loved ones. Lucy Fielder reports. ...
Quantum cyber-attacks are coming, scientists say
Quantum supercomputers are on the way, scientists say, but they'll herald hacking risks as well as huge advances. They're developing ways to keep data safe against high-level hacking, using surprising ...
Bionic flying bird soars at China robot show
China's fifth annual World Robot Conference opened to the public in Beijing on Thursday (August 22), with bionic flying birds, robo-superheroes, and Taiji-playing robots all on show. Rough cut (no rep ...